Primary and Backup Thought StylesIntroduction – Life Style Inventor (LSI) is a methodology used to measure approximately 12 specific styles of thought patterns that can help or hinder a person from To achieve its potential, it is organized into three general groups as follows: constructive, passive/defensive and aggressive/defensive. The goal of this article is to compare my computer-simulated assessment of my personal lifestyle based on the 12 model styles with my real-life personal behavior and to be able to find synergy between the two, and to working on the low lifestyle so I can reach my potential personally and professionally. This article will review my primary and secondary thinking style, the impact on management style, the genesis of personal style, and the conclusion and reflection of the entire exercise as it relates to me and my environment. Primary and Secondary Thinking Style: - The LSI survey indicated that my personal primary thinking style is Conventional with a percentile of 93%, while Backups are; humanistic-encouraging, dependent and competitive with a percentile of 90%. A critical examination of my investigation as it relates to both my primary and secondary styles actually has close manifestations in my life and work. I could attribute the conventional lifestyle I leave today to my family upbringing and which was later compounded by my first employer (Schlumberger Oilfield). services). In fact, Schlumberger's slogan has always been "keep a low profile"; low profile is part of the mandatory training that you will follow when you join the company. Second, my mother raised us in a family environment. Humanistic encouragement is part of me, I personally derived jo...... middle of paper ...... seems to believe with this form of personal evaluation about one's lifestyle and character, but after have responded to this survey and review the interpretation. It's very intriguing to me that conventional people like me strictly adhere to and rarely question established rules and procedures, this character is something interesting and I hope to improve it. Reflecting on the LSI results, the survey recommended that becoming less conventional can lead to reasonable benefits such as freedom to express myself, creative and innovative approaches to tasks, self-set standards and goals, a sense of stronger and more individualized self, the confidence to realize my potential and the ability to make my own decision. I believe that improving this will help me be more efficient than I am today, because “your attitude determines your altitude”. See Appendix A for more details on my LSI investigation..